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Selbstkompetenz
  • manage cognition, presence and awareness during lecture and seminar
  • self-evaluate contributions
Sozialkompetenz
  • listen to elaborations by instructor and fellow students;
  • perceive social interactions and introduction of interactive routines
  • give answers when asked;
  • participate in interactive practice;
  • collaborate in teams to solve problems;
  • coordinate contents and critique with fellow study team
  • Discuss and compare fellow student´s contributions to case studies and analysis of real phenomena;
  • give constructive feedback
  • identify ideologies and differentiate from pure theory;
  • challenge and reflect own arguments on theoretical grounds
  • prepare and present a critique (essential arguments, central categories, limitations etc.) of theoretical analysis, highlighting open and contradictory issues of the topic
Methodenkompetenz
  • Illustrate the principles of methods, rules, and postulates employed by international economics as a discipline
  • Comprehend basic assumptions and their effects on the modeling process of international trade theories
  • Understand the effects of certain internal and external parameter changes on the employability of different theoretical approaches
  • Apply the Gravity, the Ricardian, the Heckscher-Ohlin and the Standard Trade Model to explain patterns and volumes in international trade
  • Apply the Asset, the Monetary, and the Real Exchange Rate approach to the determination and behavior of exchange rates
  • constitute a constructive generic framework; that may be broken down in sub-processes or changed in sequences to best capture real economic phenomena
  • compare employability of different theoretical approaches for the explanation of underlying economics and compare outcomes
  • Create a set of criteria to assess different theoretical approaches
  • Construct a table of different theoretical results when analysing real phenomena depending on the assumptions and explanatory variables used in each theory
  • Explain the reasoning behind different theoretical approaches and their limitations to explain real world phenomena
  • Evaluate political actions as an outcome of different theoretical approaches in international economics
Fachkompetenz
  • Illustrate patterns and trends in international trade
  • Outline theories of international trade theory and policy
  • Summarize models of exchange rate determination
  • Describe international financial markets
  • Explain on theoretical grounds why countries trade and why governments may restrict international trade
  • Classify national income and balance of payments accounts
  • Apply an appropriate theoretical approach to explain real phenomena in international economics
  • Apply a theoretical approach to determine the short-run and long-run behavior of exchange rates
  • Differentiate effects of various policy intervention on international trade patterns and volumes
  • Point out the effects of changes in international exchange rates
  • Distinguish government financial intervention with monetary policy
  • Identify challenges in international trade and monetary policy
  • Forecast international trade dynamics under given policy frameworks
  • Develop scenarios for the short-run and long-term behavior of exchange rates and monetary regimes
  • Test theories of international economics to explain past developments in world trade and finance
  • Judge the applicability of theoretical approaches in international economics to evaluate and predict future behavior of market participants
Selbstkompetenz
  • tolerieren die Meinungen der anderen Studierenden, auch wenn sie dem eigenen Verständnis widersprechen (z.B. bei der Fallstudiendiskussion oder im Diskussionsforum)
  • kümmern sich selbständig und zuverlässig um die Aufarbeitung der Vorlesungsinhalte (insb. Übungszettel und Fallstudien)
  • beurteilen ihren Lernfortschritt und ihr Engagement in den Vorlesungen, in den Übungen und im Selbststudium (z.B. Wortmeldungen im Unterricht, Erfolg bei der Bearbeitung der Übungszettel)
  • identifizieren ihre Stärken und Schwächen und passen ihr Engagement entsprechend an (z.B. Wiederholung der Vorlesungsinhalte)
  • unterstützen sich gegenseitig in Vorlesungen, Übungen und Selbststudium und helfen einander bei Fragestellungen (z.B. im Diskussionsforum)
Selbstkompetenz
  • analyse communication situations and choose appropriate communication techniques
Sozialkompetenz
  • analyse communication situations and choose appropriate communication techniques
  • appreciate the challenges and opportunities entailed with using English for communication purposes
Methodenkompetenz
(* =/cf. CEFR Niveau C1)
  • understand extended and unstructured speech
  • understand long and complex factual and literary texts
  • express themselves fluently and spontaneously and flexibly without much obvious hesitation
  • present clearly structured descriptions of complex subjects
  • formulate ideas and opinions precisely
  • select a style and communication techniques according to the audience and cultural context
  • evaluate work according to a set of criteria
  • review personal performance in order to establish a reflective learning cycle
Fachkompetenz
  • apply characteristics of academic writing in English to a longer piece of writing
  • analyse personal and others' performance according to feedback criteria
  • review personal performance in order to establish a reflective learning cycle
Selbstkompetenz
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